The transport boat was towed back to the small wharf of the Whampoa Military Academy again, and the worried Yu Feipeng was the first to jump off the boat and quickly return to the newly renovated quartermaster department on campus. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhou Junyan, the minister of munitions, saw Yu Feipeng who was hurrying in, sweating profusely and breathing, and hurriedly ordered the adjutant to bring a basin of water, and poured a cup of herbal tea and sent it to Yu Feipeng: "It seems that the ship has been towed back again?" ”

Yu Feipeng sighed, drank half a cup of herbal tea, washed his face on the shelf inside the door, untied the wind and discipline buckle and returned to sit opposite Zhou Junyan:

"In the past few days, I have run to seven shipyards, and when I saw the diesel engines on the ship, I shook my head, saying that only the Taikoo shipyard on the other side can repair it, but they are British factories, so they don't pee on us! The boat was rejected before it docked. ”

"So, there's really nothing you can do about it? How to explain to the school committee? This morning Zhongzheng asked me again if the ship had been repaired, alas! ”

Zhou Junyan, who is middle-aged and polite, is also worried, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes are even more obvious.

Yu Feipeng suggested: "This boat was bought back from Hong Kong by Ziwen, or it ......."

"Stop! Don't look for Ziwen, if the matter leaks out, how will they get along with each other in the future? ”

Zhou Junyan immediately denied the opinion of his sworn brother Yu Feipeng, pondered for a moment and asked again: "Such a big Guangzhou, there are seven or eight shipyards of all sizes, except for the Taigu Shipyard, is there no one who can repair this kind of diesel engine?" ”

Yu Feipeng smiled bitterly: "Really no, don't look at the diesel engine on the ship is old-fashioned second-hand goods, the best technicians of the four shipyards around Baietan, all shook their heads after seeing it, and said that if it is a steam engine, there are a lot of accessories, and if you don't have it, you can process it yourself, and it can be repaired in three days, but few people have repaired the diesel engine, and even the car running all over the streets of Guangzhou has a problem, and it has to be dragged to the repair shop opened by foreigners, not to mention such a large diesel engine, just the dense pipeline looks dazzling, I'm running thin for this! ”

Zhou Junyan was completely out of line, sighed for a while and came up with a solution: "It seems that I can only go into the city to find Sun Ke, beg him to approve a special sum of money from the fundraising account, and then quickly send someone to Hong Kong to buy another transportation boat back, otherwise it is likely to delay the major event of Zhongzheng." ”

Yu Feipeng pouted: "What virtue does Sun Ke have that you don't know?" He even dragged the 50,000 oceans that his Lao Tzu promised to allocate to the military academy three months ago, and at the end of last month, he was forced by Mr. Liao to allocate 8,000 in a hurry, what is the difference between sending a flower child? How could he have given us a huge sum of money to buy a ship, and if we wanted to buy it, it would have to be handled by him. ”

"We have no one in the quartermaster department, we have no money to ask for money, and we have to bear it if something happens, so I feel aggrieved!" Zhou Junyan grabbed the hair on his head, which was already small, and felt sorry for himself.

Yu Feipeng sighed again: "If you come, you will be safe, although I went to the Taikoo shipyard on the other side just now and was rejected, but their young technician surnamed Zheng is not bad, he got on the ship under my pleading, got into the bilge to inspect it carefully, and told the ship's age, engine year and manufacturer, damage location and degree, etc., in comparison, his level is much higher than the old technicians of several other shipyards, it seems that he has repaired the diesel engine, if he is willing to help, this broken ship may still be repaired." That's right...... He said that he was willing to repair ships for us, from the standpoint of the revolution, and now that he thinks about it, he is a very real young man! ”

Zhou Junyan perked up: "Okay? How old is he? ”

Yu Feipeng recalled for a moment: "I didn't have time to ask, it seems that he is twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and dignified, and speaks Chinese more standard than me, and I can see that those foreigners and workers in the shipyard give him face, and their words are very effective, but it really can't work, I can only use dead horses as live horse doctors, and then cross the river to ask him for help, if not, I will pay a little more money." ”

On the dock of Taikoo Shipyard, Supervisor Mark and a group of managers boarded the blue and white special transport boat, waved to Hilt and Zheng Yi standing on the shore, and returned to the Shamian Concession for vacation.

Due to the rumors in the market that the revolutionary army wanted to settle the Guangzhou merchant group by force, the Yunnan and Guizhou warlords, who had long occupied Guangzhou and western Guangdong, began another round of reckless conquest, which caused the whole Guangzhou to be rumored, the people's resentment boiled, and the situation became more and more tense.

There is now only a 700-ton steam freighter left in the dock for repair, and a 350-ton inland river passenger ship with a freshly built hull is still on the slipway between the No. 1 and No. 2 docks.

The only managers who were ordered to stay were the captain of the guard, Felt, and the chief technician, Zheng Yi, whose task was to defend the factory and train the selected 30 young workers, and Zheng Yi was not only responsible for the repair of the 700-ton steamship, but also led the workers of the whole factory to clean up in the following days, tidy up the factory area and various workshops, and build more than 100 meters of fences on the west and north sides of the barbed wire.

"Zheng, do you think there will be a war in Guangzhou?"

Felt, who had served as a second lieutenant in the British army in the Indian colonies for three years, was puzzled by the fact that he did not believe that there would be a war in the city of Canton, where the warlords had divided the various forces and held each other down.

Zheng Yi was convinced of this, he knew that not only would there be a war in Guangzhou soon, but then Mr. Zhongshan would also issue an order from Chen Jiongming, an old enemy of the Eastern Expedition, and in more than a year, it would be the Northern Expedition that would vigorously change the fate of China:

"Hilt, although I don't want to see war, but war will come soon, China and India are different, and the Guangzhou Revolutionary Army is different from the warlord groups in other parts of China, in order to survive, in order to fight for greater space for development, they have no way but to defeat all their opponents, maybe the students of that military academy on the south bank of the river will also join this war."

Hilt laughed, and asked contemptuously at the Whampoa Military Academy Campus, which was still under construction, "Zheng, you are too good at joking, in that military academy that is worse than a stable, there are only a few hundred young farmers who have just been in contact with rifles for less than three months, do you think they can go to war?" ”

Zheng Yi didn't know how to answer, and turned to Hilt after a long silence: "My friend, in the past half month, I have been trained by you along with thirty other workers, if there is a war now, do you think I can become a qualified soldier?" ”

Hilter shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! You're different from everyone else, you're more talented in military affairs than most people I've ever met, and you're physically strong, well-versed in martial arts, and you're an expert in mechanics and electrical appliances, so you can't compare to ordinary people, you're one of the few exceptions. ”

Zheng Yi was not complacent at all, and solemnly pointed to the military school on the south bank: "Hilter, if I say that there are hundreds of people in that military school whose talent surpasses me, do you believe it or not?" ”

"It can't be! Although ancient China is very mysterious, don't try to deceive me, I believe in my own eyes, what I see is an ignorant and backward people, most of them are sick men who are weak and have no self-confidence! After Hilt finished speaking proudly, he realized that it might hurt Zheng Yi's self-esteem, so he smiled and asked Zheng Yi not to mind, and made it clear that Zheng Yi was not included in the object of his ridicule.

Zheng Yi didn't get angry, he didn't seem to care, he smiled and pointed to the small boat that was slowly driving across the main channel on the river: "Someone is coming, look at the flag on the ship, or those people from the military academy opposite." ”

Hilt immediately realized something: "Zheng, they are not our allies, don't help them repair the ship, otherwise I will not be able to explain to Mr. White." ”

Zheng Yi hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Hilt, if you don't let their ship enter our dock, do you agree with me repairing the ship for them?" ”

"Nope! Your position is in the shipyard, nearly 200 workers need you to manage, and there is still a lot of work for you to do. "Hilt is very firm in his position.

Zheng Yi smiled slightly: "I have checked their broken ship, the power system is very badly damaged, no one in the whole Guangzhou except us can repair it, even if it is towed to Hong Kong, only our Hong Kong Taikoo Shipyard can solve the problem, and it will take at least five thousand silver dollars and five days to repair, if they are willing to pay this expensive repair fee, and there is no need to tow the broken ship over, my friend, do you think it is acceptable?" ”

Hilt immediately changed his position: "If I agree, how are you going to distribute it?" ”

"Give you a thousand silver dollars." Zheng Yi no longer beat around the bush.

Hilter immediately shook his head: "No! It's too little, and if I agree, I'll take a great deal of responsibility, at least two thousand silver dollars to heal my wounded heart. ”

Zheng Yi was happy: "At most, I will give you 1,500 silver dollars, you must know that if I take over this business, I will need at least five senior technicians to help, not counting the expenses that need to be paid for the foundry workshop and the processing workshop." ”

Hilt thought for a moment: "Well, you cunning fellow! First of all, I should only be invisible, and I will only give you five days. ”

"Thank you! Five days is enough, if they promise. After Zheng Yi finished speaking, he strode to the edge of the dock, standing there and looking at Yu Feipeng who was getting closer and closer with a smile.

The dinghy slowly landed, and the two guards jumped down first, Yu Feipeng waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to be helped, and stepped onto the dock and stretched out his hand to Zheng Yi: "I'm sorry, Xiao Zheng, I'm bothering you again." ”

Zheng Yi shook hands with Yu Feipeng and then let go: "Chief Yu, don't be polite. ”

Yu Feipeng wiped away the sweat beads on his head: "After we went back to discuss, we unanimously decided to ask you to help us repair the ship, and you can say how much the repair cost is, as long as the ship can be repaired as soon as possible, we will definitely offer it with both hands." ”

Zheng Yi was also not polite: "According to the degree of damage and repair materials, the calculation of man-hours, it will take at least five days, not less than five thousand oceans, that diesel engine is too old, I estimate that even if you go to the UK, it will be difficult to find accessories, just the processing of the spindle is a headache, if you can, I suggest that Chief Yu find another way to buy a matching second-hand diesel engine to replace it, at most eight thousand oceans." ”

Yu Feipeng didn't expect it to be so expensive, his brain spun quickly, and finally gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Time is pressing, it's too late, five thousand is five thousand, as long as it can be repaired within five days, it's worth it." ”

"Chief Yu has decided?" Zheng Yi asked solemnly.

Yu Feipeng nodded solemnly: "It's decided, I can still make a decision on this matter, even if the military academy doesn't have so much money, I will take it out of my pocket to make up for it." ”

Zheng Yi's heart froze, staring at Yu Feipeng, who had a sad face, and without saying a word, he strode towards the factory, and shouted out a series of names in Cantonese, which he gradually became proficient in.

Twenty minutes later, Zheng Yi, who was carrying a repair kit, and five veteran workers carrying various tools followed Yu Feipeng on the boat, crossed the Pearl River, and soon arrived at the wooden pier in front of the Huangpu Military Academy.

Yu Feipeng was the first to get off the ship, and told the officers and soldiers of the guards that the five old workers of the shipyard did not need Zheng Yi's command, so they quickly fixed the damaged traffic boat on the cable pile, and then followed Zheng Yi to board the ship and start work.

It was noon, the sun was like fire, the scorching sun scorched the deck and the ship's side hot, Zheng Yi and the workers in thick canvas overalls were quickly soaked, but no one complained of distress, and no one shouted tiredness.

Three and a half hours later, the engine and transmission system were dismantled, all the damaged and maintenance parts were neatly arranged on the wooden dock, and a fine canvas was carefully padded under all the parts, and the officers and men standing guard up and down were dazzled and full of admiration.

The sun gradually turned west, the trumpet sounded for the end of the drill at the military academy, and Zheng Yi, who had finished the phased work, sat on the deck with five hard-working old workers, drinking water and discussing.

"Let's start measuring, I'll record the plan."

Zheng Yi, who was also covered in oil, put down the tea bowl and picked up the pen, and the workers began to carefully measure the damaged parts one by one, and no one saw the well-dressed Principal Jiang and a group of officers walking down the dock.

Yu Feipeng, who had just brought herbal tea, immediately greeted him and reported to President Jiang in detail, praising the shipyard workers who endured hardships and stood hard work to support the revolution and Xiao Zheng, who made him feel good.

Principal Jiang glanced at the workers who were measuring parts at the edge of the dock, and his eyes stopped at Zheng Yi who was talking and writing: "The skilled technician you said is very young!" What is your name? Where are the people? ”

Yu Feipeng was stunned for a moment: "His surname is Zheng, it seems that he is from Wuhan, and he forgot to ask his name, thanks to his help, otherwise our Quartermaster Department will have no way." ”

Principal Jiang nodded, and instructed Yu Feipeng to entertain Zheng Yi well, and strive to repair the only troop transport ship in the military academy as soon as possible, and walked to the traffic boat in front of the dock after giving the order.

Principal Jiang took two steps and suddenly stopped, turned to look at Zheng Yi who was more than twenty meters away, hesitated slightly, and returned to Yu Feipeng with a puzzled face: "You go and ask Xiao Zheng, is his full name Zheng Yi?" ”

"Zheng Yi—"

At this moment, not only Yu Feipeng was stunned, but more than a dozen officers on the side also exclaimed.

Zheng Yi, who was more than 20 meters away, was about to stand up and stretch his sore waist, when he heard someone calling his name, he quickly turned around, and when he saw Yu Feipeng walking towards him quickly, he politely stepped forward and laughed in a low voice:

"Chief Yu, I'm looking for you, don't arrange dinner for us, prepare a small boat to send us and the dismantled parts back, tonight we will work overtime, and strive to complete all the parts processing within two days, if it goes well, it can be installed and debugged the day after tomorrow."

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